Mike Bettes Biography
Born in Tallmadge, Ohio, Mike Bettes is an American television meteorologist and storm chaser, working for The Weather Channel in Atlanta, Georgia.
He hosts Weather Underground TV. Bettes previously worked as a co-host of AMHQ: America’s Morning Headquarters
Mike Bettes Age
Bettes was born on January 9, 1972. He is 48 years old as of 2020.
Mike Bettes Height
Bettes stands at a height of 5 feet 11 inches.
Mike Bettes Wife
Bettes is married to Allison Chinchar, an American meteorologist as well. Allison and Mike got married in 2012, The couple has a son named Landen Benjamin, who was born in 2015.
His wife Allison works as a meteorologist for HLN Weekend Express, CNN and CNN International. She joined CNN in 2015.
Mike Bettes The Weather Channel
Bettes works as a meteorologist and storm chaser for The Weather Channel and also hosts Weather Underground TV. He has been working for The Weather Channel since 2003. He also works as an occasional fill-in weather anchor on The Today Show.
Bettes also worked as a co-host of AMHQ: America’s Morning Headquarters. Form 2006 to 2009, he hosted Abrams & Bettes Beyond the Forecast and Your Weather Today from 2009 to 2012. This was until Your Weather Today was relaunched as Morning Rush which he hosted into 2014.
He also hosted Wake Up With Al from 2009 to 2014. He is a field reporter for The Weather Channel and is a lead field meteorologist for the annual show summarizing tornado seasons, The Great Tornado Hunt.
Bettes reported live from Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Sandy, and also accompanied scientists for The Weather Channel coverage of VORTEX2.
Mike Bettes Tornado Accident
In 2013, Bettes was involved in a tornado accident. He was amongst the storm chasers who were struck by an EF3 tornado in El Reno, Oklahoma. The tornado rolled and tossed his SUV approximately 200 yards (180 m) into a field, collapsing the roof.
It inflicted major injuries to his crew which included breaking several bones of the driver Austin Anderson. The same tornado killed TWISTEX storm chasers Tim Samaras, his son Paul, and colleague Carl Young of South Lake Tahoe, California in another incident.
After recovering, Bettes and his team returned to the Great Plains to forecast and report severe weather. This was part of the 2014 Tornado Track.
Mike Bettes Salary and Net Worth
Bettes earns an annual salary of not less than $100,000. He has an estimated net worth of around $2 million.
